CVE-2024-1995 Smart Custom Fields <= 4.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Post Content Disclosure
Authenticated subscribers can bypass authorization checks to read private or password-protected post content in the Smart Custom Fields WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1995?
CVE-2024-1995 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in inc2734 Smart Custom Fields, published on 20 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Smart Custom Fields plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the relational_posts_search() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscrber-level access and above, to retrieve post content that is password protected and/or private.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1995?
How do I fix CVE-2024-1995?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1995 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-1995 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1995 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-32p2-vr3j-c4gw.